Mike Barnicle is an award-winning print and broadcast journalist, and social and political commentator. He is a regular contributor on MSNBC's popular Morning Joe program, and often comments on television and in print about the news of the day. Mike Barnicle has written more than 4,000 newspaper columns, and continues to write for The Daily Beast, TIME, The Huffington Post, Politico, Esquire, and others.

Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV), member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services, joins MSNBC’s Morning Joe and talks with Mike Barnicle about possible scenarios should the U.S.–Iran nuclear agreement not be approved by Congress. “If this deal fails in the Senate, how quickly do you think, if the sanctions lapsed, would France, Russia, and the Chinese begin doing business with Iran?,” asks Mike of Sen. Manchin. Listen to Sen. Manchin’s answer here and learn why he believes it would be each country for themselves if the deal falls apart.

Mike Barnicle is a veteran print and broadcast journalist recognized for his street-smart, straightforward style honed over nearly four decades in the field. The Massachusetts native has written 4,000-plus columns collectively for The Boston Globe, Boston Herald and the New York Daily News, and continues to champion the struggles and triumphs of the every man by giving voice to the essential stories of today on television, radio, and in print.